Is this weather normal in Carlton County?

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Carlton County is in severe drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -3.8. Carlton County has warmed about 0.5° per decade since 1970.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 45°, lows near 27°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Carlton County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +4.6°OctNov: +2.4°NovDec: -4.6°DecJan 2026: -4.6°JanFeb: +4.6°FebMar: +1.2°MarApr: -1.2°AprMay: -2.3°MayJun: -0.5°JunJul: +4.4°JulAug: -0.5°AugSep: +2.3°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: -2.5 inOctNov: -0.2 inNovDec: -0.5 inDecJan 2026: -0.3 inJanFeb: +0.1 inFebMar: -0.2 inMarApr: +1.7 inAprMay: -2.1 inMayJun: +0.1 inJunJul: -1.9 inJulAug: -1.8 inAugSep: +0.3 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Carlton County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January19° / 0°0.8 in23.9° 2006-10.9° 1912
February25° / 4°0.8 in28.8° 1998-5.9° 1936
March38° / 16°1.4 in39.0° 20129.8° 1899
April51° / 28°2.5 in48.2° 191530.3° 1950
May65° / 39°3.4 in59.0° 197740.8° 1907
June74° / 49°4.6 in67.3° 193354.7° 1969
July79° / 55°4.3 in72.5° 200660.1° 1992
August77° / 53°3.8 in69.3° 198358.4° 1912
September68° / 46°3.2 in63.2° 202447.9° 1965
October53° / 34°3.0 in54.3° 196332.6° 1925
November37° / 21°1.6 in39.9° 200116.8° 1896
December24° / 8°1.2 in29.2° 2023-0.2° 1983

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

Towns in Carlton County

Crime Radar: Duluth, Cloquet, Hermantown, Proctor, Big Lake

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